New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-03

the sale OF oleOHargar ne. lie also lhtroduccu uio
bill permitting the United States author ties 10 levy
a head money tax upon immigrants The bill mas
become law. and now the immigrants who lana at
Castle Garden are supported and cared for by the
money raised by it, thus saving large expend lures oy
the State OF New York. Senator Miller also mOro
the bill forbiddng the mportat on OF pauper
criminals into this country the bill appropria'hg
$3.50 900 to deepen the channel of Sandy HOOK anu
the bin which authorizes the subs dizihe OF Sou'n
American steamers lie has favored in Congress also
the II prohibiting the importation OF Chihe'o i
orer. and the bin limiting the hours OF ietercar
rers lie has taken special interest In DIS anco'
,nr the tariff In the debates the revision OF the
tariff of 1888 he secured duty Of 10 cents 'on Oh
iron ore and a heavy duty on imported cigars
LEVI r. MORTON.
Tho members of the legislature who have VISITED
Sey York in tho last two months ana while heIc nave
Turned the leaves of the city directory to learn wheic
Levi F. Morton lives have found that his nome Is a'
No 90 Fifth-ave. Those who have sought hlm 'i'io
and many have cone 10 make his acqbalhlanoo-
have discovered that he llves In largo o"h s'on
mousse at FIFTH ave and Sixteenth at 1t is douoe
house, with a large doorway and broad nan ru'ie
through the centre Ia dining room at inc oach Oi
the wall OF the hall to the right one sees an e@cee
portrait Of President Garfield; while Oh tno 'iU "
one of BENJAMIN Constants famous oil paintings
80. n,ttpo thu interior OF an oriental dwelling
The narlors Of tho house, which are magnhcehtY
furnished are entered from door at inc rshC Manu-
and Mr. Morton's library 10y door TO the p' bc9o
one secs great stairway winding Its way 10 'ne upper
ro,ns OF the hose, and at the emu OF uio nun w
glass doors of the dining room. Tho latter Is OIL
,,,to,, character occulyng almost the entire width
% tbc house Several handsome oil paintings OIL INC
French school occupy its walls, and pea"'i"h '""
deler hangs over the centre tDe' be9onu 'no
rininn room Is large conservatory lor ho"cis'
Wis tors have usually found Mr.. Morton at worh III
&c library The room is highly interesting ono'
md
70 France Mr. Morton purchased a rare portrait OF
washington and another rare one OF Lal'!e''o'
These hang the WALL against "i
ms writ NJ desk is placed. Immediately apoVe uno
Aesk on the wall is an almost lie size pio'osiP -
Gambet,a This picture is one OF the most iai'hIui
49,, rcsontotious of the great French orator ever
,uoto there hangs by the window that looms ou'
mt, Fifth ave portrait of President Arthur mos.
excellent likeness. by its size Is phoVoei'p" -
Marshal Mcmahon and another OF tIe 'o""' w
Eochambeau. On another wall there hahe lno poi
traits in oil of MIR. Morton's father tho rev
Iauel o. Norton ana OF his mothers piothcr' ono
Pow levi Parsons the first American missionary 10
Piles nc from whom he obtained his surname ihoie
: as dagucrrcoUpc OF the country s'Oc III 'on'oiu
New Hampshire, which Mr. Morton began Ms ou9'
mes, lie In front of the gTatc fire on INC l'oI Vn
sees .,me interesting historical roles They are TWO
arce Spherical iron shells which were thrown lhVo
paris by tbe German cannon in 1871. some brass
ba ns connyct the two shells ana servo as ichder 10
the IRE place. .
MIR. Morton is sixty two years old but has such
rIddy face and is 30 vigorous IN his movements 'h"'
no one would suspect that he IS more than my
IIc VAS born at ShOreham Vermont shoichim is
vi.laoe on the shore Of Lake Champaign Just oplo-ie
Fort T!conderuga His father was llneid DESCENDANT
Of George Morton, who came 10 uls country ho'h
England in the ship Ann in 1923. The Kew. MI
Morton received 0LN eGUu .aary yelr' ana 'hvFo
ore could give his only common school edu
Icss .fI M rs
bis ness Life a. clrrk in Concord. >. H., dry goods
tore When twenty one he set up in business for
him elf open NJ Try goods store III Concord. fouf
years later la4o. he moved 10 Boston and became
member of the dry goods firm Of Beebe' Norton "
Co. HIS connection with this firm continued I'll
ls54 when he moved 10 New York and founded the
Try goods house of Morton Gnnnel. This hIin
became financially involved al the beginning OF 'hr
war and compounded with IT, creditors al hfiy cents
IN tie 10 lar MIR. Morton. Dn IN the least dl-cOur
,ged, established banking house III l7oj. lie
made money rapidly. One day the late creditors OF
he firm Ct Morton & Gnnneil received an invitation
rom Mr. Morton 10 dine with them. When they sat
own at dinner each man found beneath hI- plate -
check sI-ueI 10y Mir Morton for all amount oi money
thai pad their CLAIM ia fun with interest. MT
Morton was cot legally tOund 10 pay the money
md his honorable conduct IN tho matter therefore
won HIN many friends. In lr67 George BLISS entered
The firm and became known by It's present utle
of Morton, Bliss q 60. The same year, l7o7' MI
Morton founded the London house OF Morton ko-e d
4, o. his leading partner being sir John Rose lAtc
financial Minister OF These two banking
houses largely instrumental in making iesunp
ion of specie paynent III the United States possible
and in enabling the Government to fund the United
states drbt. The syndicate formed for tins purpose
vas hea, cd by Morton, bliss Co. and then followed
| the Of Drexcl Morgan q Co. Barring Brothers
q Co, j. 5. Morgan d CO., jag Cooke d CO.. - d.
| RotLschd & Sons ana jay Cooke, Met uloch 60.
| The croft of the Cove rnment was low at the time,
| but tho lrms named above successfully hOated IA
are is-ue OF Ter cent bonds, thus decreasing the
fate OF interest on the mass Of the bonds. IL has
| shat AMI LIMO nrfp. TX
their acton at this time saved The Government go
| 10000 The firm Of Morton. Bliss Co. has since
| Htn Cne Of the most contiguous IN Nall-st One
Of It's most noted Achievements Was the sale OF so,
OOovOO of Nsw-Yoi., .eutra Railroad stock belonging
to william IL. Vanderbilt 10 English purchasers the
firm ieing lart Of syndicate which accomplished
| dis :sk
| Nj Morton entered into political life in 1876.
Late in the canvass, much L. bis surprise the I.e
| pLbhcans OF the Nth CONGRESSIONAL District DOml
| nated Lis their can'lLate. 1nere was not SUN
| cent time TO make thorough canvass, and Mr.
Mor1,n was defeated although he reduced the usual
| Democ ratio majority 4Co votes. Mr. Morton courage
l.usy aaa.n Tor Congress in the same district in
1879, and this timo was elected receiving a majority
| that exceeded the whole vo,c OF his opponent A. ~
| member OF Congress he took CONN an'ung position
whenever financial questions were under CONSIDERATION
| Ho ST. ncy opiO~>d the bili providing for the
limited Coinage OF silver dOllars, ana his influence
Lad great effect in defeating IT, His social position
| IN Wash.ng WIS a brilliant He bought the
house Of Samuel Hooper, Oh Massachusetts, aud there
| entertained MANY guests la 1850 members OF the
Ohio de egation the National Republican Convention,
after General Garfield had been nominated for Pfc-
dent urged Mr. Morton 10 accept tho nomination for
Vice rcs dent. Ho declined and General Arthur was
nominated for the 9hce President Garfield offered
Mr.. Morton the Office OF Secretary OF the Navy, which
| the latter declined He did accept from President
Garfield, however, the appointment Of Minister 10
Trance. These hOnors President Garfield desired 10
confer a reward for Mr.. MOrons faithful and effect
| I've work FOL himself while the contest for fLe prrsi
ency was IN lrogre Mr. Motions business relation
had taken him many times to Europe. lie was well
| ACQUAINTED with Paris His first step was IN remove
the American legation Offices 10 a suitable place.
they situated over laundry and grocery store.
lie hired line mansion for the ULited States. assum-
ing some financial risk. The house was in q good
neghborhood and it quickly became the ore place in